In
Memoriam
to and Special Recognition
of Peace Officers around the World

What started out to be a (one) page entitled "A
Couple of Cop Poems" in 1997, has turned into the internet's largest Police
Poems site called "PolicePoems.com"
Further, you can now use a search engine to
find just the right poem!

Special thanks to the
Authors of the poetry and prose on this site. Their talents are a compilation of "very
real & meaningful poems." Some will bring to memory
those who made the "Ultimate
Sacrifice"for us, some will bring you to tears, some will
keep you safe on the front lines, but ALL will touch the inner depths of your
heart.

IFyou are a
family member, a partner, a loved one, or friend, then I pray
that the right poem(s) will help to bring some relief and closure
to the ever continuing loss that you are going through. It is a
"void" that never can be filled. For additional support you may wish to go to "Your Closest Back-Up"

IF
you are a member of the General Public, then I pray that these
poems will bring a greater understanding of just who it is that
we are, what it is that we do and a proper respect of those who "Protect &
Serve."

Thanks also for the many
letters from those who have been touched deeply through this site - YOU are
the reason and inspiration!

Visitors
since June 28, 1998 can't be wrong!

Those poems with a have music (midis) with them. Music adds another dimension to the
written script, so IF you don't have the FREE
Crescendo
Midi Player make sure you download it! This background music is usually at the
choice of the submitter of the poem.

GENERALLY-I need at least the "REQUIRED"
items below completed. Submissions should be Police Poems
about all kinds of Law Enforcement. I may accept some poems that are a
little more "broader" IF they of the type that lift up, give
support, help in the time of hurt and can be easily understood to be doing just
that.

TIME
- Working full-time now for the U.S. Marshal Service (CSO), maintaining a Motor
Vehicle Collision Reconstruction business, amongst other life that I am
FULL-filling may require a bit of time to get your poem up, but it WILL be done!
There are times when I get behind, so bear with me Brothers and Sisters.

What I'll do is put the
name of the poem in the index above along with a "Coming" notation and a . When you see it hyperlinked and a
, it's up and running! (I'll take the time
to send you an e-mail to let you know.) Here is what I need:

REQUIRED (at least please)

Your Name - (you can still write
under a different name below)

Name of Poem and Author?
- (again
you may use the name you write under)

Credits? - (Name, e-mail and/or URL address - this will be
used for people to contact you for permission to use your poem and to
connect to those you are honoring.)

E-Mail Address?
- be sure to give me an address I can reply to. IF you have AOL
or a similar Internet Provider, be sure to set your preferences for me to
be able to e-mail you back! I've had a few where I got rejected from
replying.

Send the Poem by e-mail or direct
me to a Internet Site. You may use the
following formats: E-mail (Plain text, .rft and HTML), MS Word (*.doc),
WordPerfect (*.wpd), Lotus AmiPro (*.sam), Lotus
WordPro (*.lwp), Rich
Formatted Text (*.rft) and anything from MS Notepad or WordPad.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE keep me
informed of any changes in your site location and/or E-mail address? I'll need
the names of your poems you have posted here, so that I can find them easier.

For
Submissions click HERE
or use the following e-mail address and submission subject line:
Submissions@PolicePoems.com - Subject: RE: Police Poetry or Prose Submission

RECOMMENDED (to
personalize)

Background Graphic or color scheme to
personalize the presentation of your talent? (Departmental Colors,
Emblems, Badges, background, etc.) - But, not required - It's your poem OR we
can communicate via e-mail, ICQ, AOL, Yahoo or MSN Messengers to decide -
I'll always contact you when it's up on the net and ask for your approval.
This is why a "receivable" e-mail address is important.

Please do NOT
embed your graphics in a document, but send them as an attachment or
give me a location to grab them. Embedded graphics may look good in the
document, but come out very substandard on the internet.

Dedication
or In Memoriam? Do you want this?
(To a particular
person(s), Department, Division, etc.)

Graphics (Departmental Logo,
Patch, etc.)

Music? (midi) - (A particular
song that relates to the poem, the person you are writing about, a
favorite of that person or the
situation. I will try hard to find that song, IF available in the midi
format.)

I want YOUR Poem to be right for YOU, so don't be afraid
to request ANY changes. No changes are too big or small for me!

IF you have a poem on your site and like your own style
and site, I can link directly to your site if you would prefer? IF you
have a Poem Site with "Police Poems" on it I would be love to give a Reciprocal
Link to you! (Please use the logo above and/or text link to this
page.)

IFone of your poems is here,
please e-mail me also so that I may give you the Proper
Credits and permissions for inclusion, especially if your
name is Anonymous or Unknown!

GOLD STARS with the "Simple
Criteria" of the response from numbers of those who read them,
appreciation for your work, and especially on how the poem spoke to them in
their time of need. Poems dedicated to those who made the "Ultimate
Sacrifice" will always receive the "Ultimate Respect"
with a Gold Star Designation.

PolicePoems.com (The entire collection)
is my work, style and hard labor. None of these poems have been obtained
without permission of a site owner and/or the Author other than those written by
"Anonymous" or "Unknown." This site is totally Sponsored by
Acrecona® - an Independent Safety Consulting company.

This ever growing
collection should NOT be duplicated in any format without my
expressed permission!

IFyou wish to
build your own site or collection, by all means do so, but contact the individual Authors and sites for
permission. I have NO monopoly of Police Poems. IF
you are looking for poems for your site and are using my
site as a source, then AT
LEAST give my site the credit
it deserves? Put my banner (above) with a hyperlink on your site or a TEXT line
with a hyperlink and some kind words about my site and/or work?
Should I find a poem from your site or someone refers me, rest assured I will
contact you first before posting
it here; thus, honoring your work and your site will be hyperlinked at the bottom of the poems as to where
it came from.